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Duke Dedicates Zafirovski Family Study Lounge
2/22/2015 8:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C.. – Duke University welcomed the Zafirovski family back to campus Saturday to officially dedicate the Zafirovski Family Study Lounge located in Duke's K-Center. The K-Center serves as the academic center for Duke's student-athletes.
“Something happens here and it's pretty magical,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White said. “When I visit with the captains I ask them what do we do best. Largely the response is academic advisement and that is centered in this facility. There isn't a better Duke family. Thank you for supporting this.”
Through the generosity of the Zafirovski family, the study lounge in the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Athletic Excellence received a significant amenities upgrade, in addition to approval for new furnishings and technology in the academic center's largest study area. Two children of Robin and Mike Zafirovski, Matthew and Todd, graduated from Duke, with Matthew earning his degree in 2008 and Todd receiving both a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013 and a masters degree in 2014. Robin and Mike's son, Kirk, is currently attending Duke's Fuqua School of Business, and is scheduled to graduate in 2016. Todd was also a member of the Duke men's basketball team from 2009-2014.
“The Zafirovskis are a quintessential Duke family,” Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead said. “Everybody who has met any of their kids has seen the family culture in full operation. They are people with a very strong sense of discipline, a very strong sense of fun, a very strong sense of athletics as something that is an intersection point of discipline and fun. You not only fit this place, you exemplify it.”
The K-Center, built in 2008, serves the academic needs of the more than 600 student-athletes at Duke. Surveys have shown that the academic center is utilized by over 90 percent of the student-athletes attending Duke. The new facility nearly tripled the space of the previous academic center for Duke's student-athletes, providing a myriad of academic resources, including tutoring rooms, computers, one-on-one counseling spaces, a 30-person classroom and an expanded team study space.
“Duke has always prided itself on offering comprehensive academic support services to all student-athletes,” Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Student Services Brad Berndt said. “We continually partner with the greater university community to help each individual reach their academic potential and maximize the student-athlete experience at Duke.”
During the 2013-14 academic year, Duke led all ACC schools with a conference-record 495 selections to the 58th annual ACC Honor Roll, marking the 26th time in 27 years the Blue Devils led the conference. The previous year, Duke placed a then conference-best 474 student-athletes on the honor roll list. Of those Duke student-athletes named to the academic honor roll, eight were ACC Players of the Year. As of last year, Duke's graduation success rate for student-athletes sat at 98 percent, also the top rate in the ACC.
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